Motorcycle tires on a car?

[NickBlais]

has anyone ever tried or heard of someone trying to put those huge motorcycle tires on car wheels? Or could it even be done?

[DCJodon]

Why.

[NickBlais]

just wondering, Just figured it might be able to be done.

[SeanDub]

[NickBlais]

baha, didnt think i would get this response. But i guess it is a silly question.

[Zayan]

lolwut.. feel free to put car tires on a motorcycle tho

[NickBlais]

yea, I've seen those. I was just thinking that if you had lots of camber you would get more grip with a motorcycle tire plus they are already pretty round so it might help with rubbing. I just thought that a really stretched tire looked a lot like a motorcycle tire. but a car is probably too heavy?

[Zayan]

not gonna lie, that would be crazy if someone designed special tires along the lines of motorcycle tires to put on stanced cars.

[benz88]

Alot of hotroders do it on the front of thier car.

[Minuki]

I believe it was a popular thing the Hot Rod guys used to do. Put them on the front because of the look it gave them.

Edit: Benz, just got in in-front of me haha

[kartikeya]

Biggest problem is load ratings, I reckon. Additionally, are the beads compatible?

[Kielan]

I was just going to say, load ratings would be where my major concern is.. Car weighs 1.5 tons, bike weighs 600 lbs...

[hamersmt]

something like these tires?

because i suppose it would work.

[flemcadiddlehopper]

There is a car built in California (I use the term car loosely, as it is a motorcylce based car. three wheeler) that uses motorcycle tires. It uses touring type tires that have a high mileage arting and a fairly high load rating. remember Fat ass Harleys weigh a good 700lbs plus the two people on it (the average Harley couple I think would tip the scales at an estimated 500lbs. So that's 1200lbs on two tires. A mark1 vw weighs about 2200lbs on four tires...that's do-able.

[Petis]

unless building something like this, don't do it